Accreditations and partnerships:

Content

You normally need to pass your foundation year before going into Year one.

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year zero (foundation year)

You will study:

Foundation Mechanics

Foundation Mathematics: Algebra and Calculus

Introduction to Mechatronics

Engineering Experimentation

Foundation Group Project.

Year one

You will study:

Mathematics for Civil and Environmental Engineering

Engineering Principles for Civil Engineering

Surveying

Environmental Engineering Field Study

Construction and Environmental Materials

Civil Engineering Technology and Design

Engineering Communication.

Year two

You will study:

Structural Analysis

Design of structural elements

Soil Mechanics

Hydraulics and Engineering Applications

Project and Risk Management

Application of Mathematics for Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Plus, one optional module from:

Engineering Geology Design Project

Traffic Engineering Design

Hydrology and Flood Risk Estimation.

Placement year (if applicable)

If you study on the five year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two.

You'll complete a placement learning module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You will study:

Independent Civil Engineering Project

Structural Analysis and Geotechnics

Design and Implementation Project

Advanced Structural Modelling

Plus, optional modules (the number depending on credit requirements) from:

Advanced Geographical Expedition

Optional Placement

Strategic Issues in Engineering

Environmental Assessment

Coastal Management

Traffic Safety and Management.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

This structure is for full-time students only. Part-time students study the same modules but the delivery pattern will be different.

Learning and Teaching

Our lecturing staff achieve consistently high scores on the National Student Survey and provide a friendly environment for learning. They're active researchers or industrial consultants and stay aware of advances in the field.

The structure of the course provides a balance between theory, practice and design.

Learn through a blend of lectures, seminars, small group work, laboratory classes, fieldwork and practical work..

Gain skills and apply knowledge through problem-based and work-based learning in project modules. Get involved in national competitions to build your skills and experience.

Attend presentations from visiting professionals to learn about industry challenges and decide which area to go into. Develop key analytical, communication and business skills that will help you succeed in the workplace.

Professional accreditation

This degree is accredited as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

A programme of accredited Further Learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng. See JBM for further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng.

Placements

Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Experience also hones your skills, industry knowledge and professional network, making you a sought after graduate.

If you choose the five year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two.

Placements are available with our partner employers, as well as organisations across the region. Past students have worked for water companies, local authorities, regional and international consultancies.

Many of these employers have been so impressed with the calibre of our placement students that they employed them on graduation.

You can also volunteer to help develop the infrastructure in developing countries through initiatives like Engineers without Borders.

Fieldwork

Fieldwork helps you gain valuable practical experience and a number of modules include site visits.

Destinations include Dartmoor in Year one, Wessex Water sites in Year two and an opportunity to travel overseas in Final year.

Study facilities

Learn in a modern building with new studios, teaching rooms and well-equipped laboratories for concrete and environmental science, hydraulics, environmental physics, earth sciences and surveying technology.

Careers / Further study

Careers are varied, with opportunities both in the UK and overseas. Work in areas like structural design, water, power, road or railway infrastructure engineering, business planning and cost forecasting.

With the relevant work experience, you could become an Incorporated Engineer. By completing a programme of accredited further learning, you could also become a Chartered Engineer.

See JBM for further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng.

Many graduates continue studying on MSc courses, either full-time or part-time alongside their Initial Professional Development.

Several recent graduates have secured research studentships to complete an Engineering Doctorate or PhD.

Get inspired

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.

Supplementary fee information

Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.

You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the five year course and then transfer to the four year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.

Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.

Typical offers

Tariff points: 80

GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.

A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards the overall tariff. You must have a minimum of one A-Level.

EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.

Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; no specific subjects required.

Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.

Entry requirements

We recognise the individual nature of each application and our typical offer should be viewed as a guide. UWE Bristol welcomes interest from applicants who may not have the standard entry requirements. We will consider evidence of your relevant personal, professional or educational experience where it demonstrates an ability and potential to succeed on the course. Please include details of any relevant experience in your application.

If you receive an offer for this course, you may be invited to attend an Offer Holder Day in February or March. These are a great opportunity to find out what it's really like to study here. You'll experience taster lectures or workshops, meet your course tutors, current students and other offer holders.

If you are an international student your route of study for this degree is through UWE Bristol's International College which, upon successful completion to the required level and with good attendance, guarantees entry to Year one of the degree.

Offer types

If you have not received your exam results, your offer from UWE Bristol will be conditional and will be subject to you achieving the tariff points/grades required for your course.

If you have already satisfied the academic entry requirements of your chosen course, you are likely to be made an unconditional offer. Please note that UWE Bristol will only make unconditional offers if you have already achieved your qualifications.

To make sure our applicants are academically prepared for when they start their studies at UWE Bristol, we do not make unconditional offers to those that are still studying their Level 3 qualifications (such as A levels, BTEC, Access or equivalent). We hope that this will encourage our applicants to value their academic achievements as much as we do.

How to apply

UCAS Extra: We welcome applications through UCAS Extra for this course between 25 February and 4 July 2019. We aim to give you a response to your application within 21 days.